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Pteridium esculentum
Austral Bracken
As recorded: Pteridium aquilinum var. esculentum (G.Forst.) Kuhn
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dennstaedtiaceae
- Collected by
- Lamoureux, C.H.
- Collector number
- 3734
- Date
- June 12, 1966
- Locality
- Banks Peninsula, Montgomery Park near Hilltop, between Little River and Akaroa.
- Island
- South Island
- Region
- New Zealand
- Elevation
- 350 m
- Identified by
- Lamoureux, C.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 12, 1966, Lamoureux, C.H. also collected 11 other specimens.
Pteridium esculentum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 16,493 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Mount Martha VIC 3934, Australia
(c) Damien Wells, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Western Australia, AU
(c) anthonypolomka, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Brookton Hwy, Kelmscott, WA, AU
(c) t_carnifex, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Roleystone, WA, AU
(c) t_carnifex, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Roleystone, WA, AU
(c) t_carnifex, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Jarrahdale
(c) livbug17, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Pteridium esculentum. BISH 763175. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956314068. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/763175.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956314068 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026